"Dear Steve, I saw a patient this morning with your book [in hand] and highlights throughout. She loves it and finds it very useful to help her in dealing with atrial fibrillation."

Dr. Wilber Su,Cavanaugh Heart Center, Phoenix, AZ

"...masterful. You managed to combine an encyclopedic compilation of information with the simplicity of presentation that enhances the delivery of the information to the reader. This is not an easy thing to do, but you have been very, very successful at it."

Ira David Levin, heart patient, Rome, Italy

"Within the pages of Beat Your A-Fib, Dr. Steve Ryan, PhD, provides a comprehensive guide for persons seeking to find a cure for their Atrial Fibrillation."

Walter Kerwin, MD, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

FAQs A-Fib Drug Therapy: Atenolol

“I take atenolol, a beta-blocker. Will it stop my A-Fib.”

Not usually. Beta-blockers like atenolol, in addition to calcium channel blockers, and digitalis compounds are all rate-control medications. They attempt to control your heart rate (ventricular beats), but leave your heart in A-Fib. “In fact, these (rate control) drugs, which are quite valuable in achieving ventricular rate control, have not been shown in placebo-controlled studies to restore sinus rhythm.”

However, we all react somewhat differently to meds. A drug that doesn’t work for one person may be very effective for another.

If you are under the impression that atenolol or other rate control drugs will stop your A-Fib, it might be wise to check with your doctor or get a second opinion.

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